Sweden, I actually admire your stance for free speech. But sometimes I think you need to compromise for the greater good (NATO membership). I'm thinking your chances now are zip for Turkiye agreeing.
Sweden Quran-burning protest approved outside mosque | CNN
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Swedish authorities approved a Quran-burning demonstration outside of a mosque in the center of Stockholm on Wednesday, in a decision that may jeopardize its bid to join NATO before the bloc’s key summit in July.
The burning will coincide with the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Adha, one of the most significant in the Islamic calendar.
The decision to permit the protest was made in accordance with the right of freedom of speech, Swedish police said, adding that the demonstration does not pose an immediate security risk.
But allowing such an inflammatory protest may stir further backlash in Turkey, a NATO member state that has obstructed Sweden’s accession bid. Sweden and neighboring Finland both formally applied to join the bloc after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
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